In Memphis, an abandoned art deco Sears building has been revitalized – and now, the Crosstown Concourse is at the centre of the community.
Anyone who has ever fought over the home or office thermostat might appreciate the challenge of heating and cooling Crosstown Concourse.
With Crosstown Concourse open, it’s only a matter of time before the Cleveland corridor is rejuvenated.
Six years ago, in a 400-square-foot space rented for $700 a month, a small group of Memphians hatched a plan to turn the abandoned 1.5 million-square-foot warehouse next door into a “vertical urban village.”
The story of the Sears tower and Crosstown Concourse.
Make plans to come early for dinner or dinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYAbout 60 people showed up for the first Crosstown Arts event in October 2010 in the basement of what is now the Crosstown Concourse Development office on North Watkins.
In a large, nondescript warehouse on Jackson Avenue sits salvaged relics from the Sears Crosstown facility.
As a child, Zach Nicholson built elaborate structures with paper and tape.
A Memphis entrepreneur is bringing the iconic “Sears smell” back to Concourse.
Make plans to come early for dinner or dinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYThe Crosstown Concourse building is impressive, but walk through the renovated space, you get a sense of how massive it is.
The Church Health YMCA staged a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday inside Crosstown Concourse, whose 1.1 million square feet are returning to life in larger and larger chunks.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland attends the grand opening of Mama Gaia at Crosstown Concourse.
